On-the-whistle: Ipswich Town 2-0 Burton Albion as Brewers fail to take their chances

Burton Albion fell to their first Championship defeat in four games as they were beaten 2-0 by Ipswich Town on Tuesday night. The story could have been so different had the Brewers taken one of a host of first-half chances.
Lloyd Dyer (right) missed a couple of great chances in the first half for the Brewers
But having been unable to score in their five previous Championship outings, the Tractor Boys made Albion pay for failing to pick up skipper Luke Chambers' run early on as he met Freddie Sears' fine back-post cross with a powerful header to beat Jon McLaughlin and give the home side the... read more

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